I want learn video game programming where should i start.?

anyone have anybooks where i should start..


something light where i could catch on very quickly then move my wat up to the more difficult stuff i know it takes time and passion. please your advice would mean lots to me

I want learn video game programming where should i start.?
I've always found that the best way to learn anything is to create a project for yourself. I work as a game programmer now, and I got my start by creating simple little games and game modifications.





If you're absolutely new to computer programming, don't be afraid to do something basic at first. The first thing I ever made was a game in Flash, which is really not very programming-intensive whatsoever, but will expose you to basic programming concepts in a "fun" way, rather than the boring "Computer Science way." Try out http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Games/ for tutorials on making games using Flash.





For more hard-core stuff, you're going to want to learn C/C++/C#. This is difficult, so be prepared.


Any book rated highly on Amazon.com will help you out here, but still, just following a book can be quite boring. Again, its best to do a project with a definite goal in mind. A simple 2D tile-based game is a good goal for a newbie C# programmer - pick up a book which combines C# and DirectX, for example.





If you're feeling particularity motivated, you might try working with Ogre3D, a great free 3D engine which will let you make 3D games (ogre3d.com). Ogre is well documented and their examples are good, and if you are patient and work through them slowly they should make sense eventually.





Cheers and good luck!
Reply:U could go 2 a career center near u and they will tell u about a job u could get working with computer simulators. That helps with video game designs.

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